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Wednesday 22nd December 2010

Four-Door Corvette Spotted

Porsche Panamera too boring for you? This might be just what you're looking for



If there's one thing we've always said was wrong with the Corvette, it's that it doesn't have enough seats. Or doors.

That was until we saw this, a four-door, four-seat 'Vette that was created by California Custom Coach in 1979.

Dubbed the Corvette America, this hymn to US excess pre-figures the current trend of four-door super-saloon-coupe thingummies (think Aston Rapide) by a solid three decades. We doubt it's all that quick, though. It is apparently powered by a 350 cubic-inch V8, which is chunky, but unlikely to produce enough poke to pull the Corvette America's undisclosed but no doubt rather hefty kerb weight along with any verve.


What we can't work out - as the folks over at US web-haven of automotive curiosities Jalopnik, where we spotted this, also point out - is what to do with the four (count 'em) T-top bits once they've been removed.

But even though it's a slow, long, heavy plastic sports car with nowhere to store the removable roof bits, there is something appealing about such a gloriously weird creation. And the best news? You can buy it if you want it. You'll need to find at least $300,000 (£194k), though...




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PJM5L

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Why?????

SlimRick

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That has just made me a little bit sick! vomit

GKP

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Prince will have to rethink his song.

"Quite Big Red Corvette"

Chris71

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I suspect this is still classed as 'a compact'. biggrin

Dr G

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...or two brand new ZR1s laugh
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soad

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So this creation is 31 years old, just like me.

Can't say that it appeals to me though.

Bloody expensive too

edo

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yuck

soad

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edo said:
yuck
Exactly hehe

Light n Hairy

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Just further down the page some chap showed a far more appealing thing- a four-seater stingray

IROC-Z

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$300,000?! I'm sorry, did they just pluck that figure out of the air? Someone's having a Turkish! jester

marcosgt

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About as attractive as a Panamera....

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mark3man

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PJM5L said:
Why?????
'Because we can' (or could)- but one hopes they won't do it again.

Dagnut

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IROC-Z said:
Someone's having a Turkish! jester
Don't get it?

nsmith1180

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Slow news week guys?

Thats a butchered Merc yesterday, a butchered Vette today. Whats next??

Oh and minging yes, but to continue my theme from the Merc, each to their own.

Motown Junk

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Dagnut said:
IROC-Z said:
Someone's having a Turkish! jester
Don't get it?
You're having a giraffe, right?

Dagnut

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Motown Junk said:
Dagnut said:
IROC-Z said:
Someone's having a Turkish! jester
Don't get it?
You're having a giraffe, right?
Yeah I know what a giraffe is whats a turkish?

AV12

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Turkish bath (barf) = laugh

Pat H

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Dagnut said:
Motown Junk said:
Dagnut said:
IROC-Z said:
Someone's having a Turkish! jester
Don't get it?
You're having a giraffe, right?
Yeah I know what a giraffe is whats a turkish?
You are now going to spend the next five hours trying to think of something that rhymes with Turkish Delight...

silly

prubbert

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You could have a tin instead of a Turkish.

StevenAldridge

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I hoped to see pics of a ZR1 with RX8 style rear doors.
What i did see made me sick a little in my mouth frown
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